a i. mean you use live from berlin burning out of control bushfires in astronomy are combined to form a mc if i'm a sydney reach crusade is to peak to put out the country's largest city is shrouded in a cloud of toxic smart we'll cross the short way also coming up german chancellor i'm going to medical mates what makes her a 1st official visit to the auschwitz death cab she says remembering the nazis bob barrie converter of millions of jews in august is a responsibility that never a. swedish climate activist critic joins thousands of young people on the

march through vitriol demanding world leaders take on real action on climate change . and fronts crisis berth food of kabul destruction with yellow vests protest is expected to join striking transport workers the government insists it will not back down from its planned pension reform. jarred raid welcome in a strategist several bushfires have joined together north of sydney to form what's being called a make a fire the huge blaze is burning out of control in an area stretching some 60 kilometers authorities say the fire is just too big to put out bushfires are common in a strategy about meteorologists a climate change is exacerbating the fire season and therefore costing more hot dry

and windy conditions in the coming days. some of the flames the 30 meters high this footage was taken by a fireman on his phone east in australia has been plagued by bushfires for weeks now at least 8 smaller fires have merged into a mega fire 16 kilometers long fire patrols are being tested to the limit. for evidence there's a 3rd of metaphor and mortars coming up bushfires are not uncommon in australia but this year they've started unusually early for years large parts of the country have suffered extreme drought in such conditions fires start easily and spread rapidly. very mournful. a huge amount of smoke the smoke that is going. on. in communities that far away so those 4 hours are significant the 4 of.

sydney's famous skyline is envelop in a veil of smoke the city is just 75 kilometers from one of the main fire source says it suffering some of the worst smog ever more heat drought and wind are forecast and that means the fires burning. across now to sydney and speak to journalist andrea leslie hi andrea we've been looking at these pictures from sydney we know it's a city that's normally so proud of its clean air and clear skies but it's looking almost apocalyptic what's it like being there right now living there. well lost really is changing jared here at the moment papal staying inside schools making sure that the kids don't go out at lunch sports events canceled and just generally that very strange watch that's caused by tons and tons of smoke about the city for a number of wakes now so it's certainly different for those people living in the

middle of the city people are wearing mosques around the city as they go to work but for those obviously on the far fronts especially south waste of sydney who are fighting to defend their own homes obviously it's even more pressing and even more demanding for them over these weeks andrea bring us up to speed with this so-called mega 5 it's burning north of sydney how's it traveling and how many other fires are burning well this is the gospel is mountain far and it has merged with a number of other far as we heard there in the report it's larger than the whole metropolitan area of sydney so it gives you an idea sydney is a very stretched out city to start with about 330008 is in size it has merged together without the far as in that area and it's pressing a city north of city called goals which does attach to sydney or most of the largest in the area there are a number of other far as i mentioned the one south west of sydney are the ones

probably getting closest to homes and then on the south coast as well further down the coast from sydney but at some stages this last week we've had up to 100 far as binning across the state that died down a little bit yesterday but it's still in and around that number. now under a meteorologists have been saying the fire is caused by drought that's being exacerbated by climate change as we know the strategy has been locked in a political battle for many years over climate and energy policy these fires having any impact on the debate. well it's funny because we've just this last week had the last sitting wake of parliament before by close up for the year and conspicuously absent from dubai yesterday was anything to do with the bush far as the politicians know it's happening but i think at the moment they're struggling to talk about it because we have a very divided to bite and i probably don't want to politicize it right in the

middle of the fall is that the heart because it really is challenging a strenuous biggest city at the moment. be very surprised if offered a surprise die down which could take weeks could take months but the bite doesn't really flare up again because you've got a conservative prime minister who. is less likely to say the connection between human caused climate change and you've got an opposition that use more willing to discuss it and that the moment they're not really mating and in the meantime sydney is battling far as it very draw in conditions. leslie in sydney thank you thanks to our well stay with the topic of climate change is coming that's the message teenage activists granted to the world leaders and she says aren't taking the threat of global warming seriously enough she was speaking to a rally of demonstrators in the spanish capital madrid that's where the un is

holding the latest round of talks on implementing the landmark 2015 paris climate accord. a clear demonstration of anger on the streets of madrid. tens of thousands of people gathered to demand politicians do more about the climate crisis. among them indigenous people from latin america including the from chile. the climate conference was due to be held there but moved to madrid following social unrest. he was glad i was that women are a mist clear politicians need to be more ambitious and listen to the people that this would settle a man game is not about china it's in crisis we need a solution as quickly as possible and there's. the outcome of the 1st few days of the conference has been decided the mediocre industrial nations in particular are dragging their feet one issue has been the damage caused by global warming many

affected countries are demanding financial support from wealthier nations some are even threatening litigation swedish climate activist where the tune berg was accorded a pop star's welcome. she too expressed deep frustration the times curse is still being ignored by those in power and we can't go on like this it is not a sustainable solution but children skip school demonstrators are hoping their efforts will put pressure on the conference delegates and provide much needed momentum for the week of talks ahead. now to some of the other stories making news around the world anti-government protests in chile end today 50 a day on friday both peaceful and violent demonstrations taking place across the country protests began over a subway fare hike in october and a growing into a broad movement demanding education health care and pension reforms.

tesla co-founder on mosque has been found not guilty of defamation by a court in los angeles a british cave explorer had brought the lawsuit against moscow after he had branded him a court peter guy on twitter the plaintiff in an earth was seeking $119000000.00 in damages from moscow. and british opposition leader jeremy corbin and prime minister birth johnson of going head to head in the final pre-election televised debate been argued that democratic socialism have worked well in britain in the past and it would again bring prosperity to the poor johnson said that only a dynamic market economy would improve public services. free wi fi or german chancellor merkel has made her 1st official visit to the former death camp the size in poland was the nazis largest death camp during the 2nd world war

chancellor merkel's visit the 10th anniversary of the foundation that preserves the memorial she paid tribute to the victims of the camp and spoke of the necessity of remembering the atrocities committed there. it's almost midday when german chancellor angela merkel arrives at the place that evokes the crimes of the nazi era like no other auschwitz former concentration and extermination camp the murder machine. by 945 more than a 1000000 people had been killed by the nazis. silently merkel approaches the so-called wall of death with the polish prime minister this is the place where the german shot dead thousands of poles. this is merkel's 1st visit to auschwitz as chancellor for 24 years no german chancellor has fought through this gate beneath the sign with the cynical slogan work sets you free

a survivor silicones the cruelty he experienced as a child at the hands of the germans tells michael how much these prisoners yearned to be free. for trying to clear since the beginning since august 1944 when i 1st arrived we were asking when it is that we can be free. started being you know be a cop on the capital law fight aster and say well if you want to be free the judges that go there and you see the chimneys that is how you will be free nor should be hoggish it could go pers tickle me in america michael says she feels deep shame at the horrors of auschwitz the crime should be silently remembered she says but this shouldn't be the only response. these are all talk fish good ones this site obliges us to keep the memories alive. we have to remember the crimes we have to identify the perpetrators and to commemorate the victims in

a dignified manner that is our engineering responsibility it's not open to negotiation and keeping these memories alive is becoming more difficult as a few and fewer survivors remain that is why this memorial site is so important that the german chancellor promised to make $16000000.00 euros available for renovations this will go towards repairing barracks gas chambers and fences so they remain a visual reminder of germany's crimes. well france is bracing for a weekend of disruption with yellow this protest is expected to join striking public sector workers the largest drug for decades has crippled transportation in the country but in his 1st comments since this drug began france's prime minister insisted the government would not scrap its pension reform plans and that the changes would be fair. france's high speed trains at a standstill confusion at the stations in paris as travel show jewels are disrupted

for a 2nd day in fact transport as a whole has been hardest hit by the public sector strike with nearly a 3rd of all workers staying home. pens are down at schools too with more than half of public teachers walking out that means no extra curricular activities and afterschool childcare. trade unions are calling for continued protests piling the pressure on president emanuel macross to back down on pension reforms for the strain is taking its toll across the board as somebody who is just another wasted day like yesterday you can't go to work and you can't go to school i went be able to catch up but annoys me actually you know wolf it. life is difficult i see people right here living on the street i'm concerned about the pensions the unemployment so i'm in favor of the strike. i am supporting

them i'm not taking part because i have to go to work but i am behind them this was awful. the unions risk not being in tune with the public if the strikes carry on without bearing fruit but the government cannot afford to see the country ground to a halt indefinitely at the moment it's a battle of who can hold on the longest. was born the slave of football now in the 15th match day of the season kicked off on friday night with frankfurt hosting how to belin and then you coach you're going kinsman the legendary player and manager was looking for his 1st win and despite the run of play his team took the lead in the 38th minute dirty looking back yo with the goal the lighting things done in fact here to talk continually but they couldn't hold it sebastian tied it up in the 86 minute for frankfurt and. that's how it finished the fun of school. you're watching news from

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